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Live auction - fco_318044 - REUNION ISLAND Essai de 50 Centimes frappe médaille 1896 Paris

REUNION ISLAND Essai de 50 Centimes frappe médaille 1896 Paris MS65 PCGS
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Estimate : 900 €
Price : 1 050 €
Maximum bid : 1 200 €
End of the sale : 19 April 2016 16:31:46
bidders : 3 bidders
Type : Essai de 50 Centimes frappe médaille
Date: 1896
Mint name / Town : Paris
Metal : nickel silver
Diameter : 22 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 4,50 g.
Edge : lisse, (corne) MCHOR ESSAI en creux
Rarity : R3
Slab
slab PCGS
PCGS : SP65
Coments on the condition:
Traces de manipulation. La monnaie est sous coque PCGS SP65
Catalogue references :
Predigree :
Cet exemplaire provient de la Collection Michel

Obverse


Obverse legend : RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE// *ILE DE LA RÉUNION*.
Obverse description : Buste à gauche de Mercure, au-dessous signature LAGRANGE.

Reverse


Reverse legend : CONTRE-VALEUR DÉPOSÉE// *AU TRÉSOR COLONIAL*.
Reverse description : Légende circulaire. BON POUR/ 50 CENT. / 1896 en trois lignes au centre.

Commentary


Le type courant n’a été frappé qu’en 1896 à 1.000.000 exemplaires. On ignore le nombre d’exemplaires fabriqués des essais.

Historical background


REUNION ISLAND

Discovered in 1513 by the Portuguese Mascarenhas, the island became French in 1638. Named Bourbon Island, its concession was given to the East India Company in 1664 then, in 1793, it became Reunion Island. It has been one of the four overseas departments since 1946..

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